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JICA Climate Change Cooperation Strategy

and Support to adaptation actions in SIDS

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JICA Climate Change Cooperation Strategy

Was adopted in September 2016;text available at: https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/climate_change/overview.html

Commits to scaling up support to climate actions in developing countries;

Commits to promoting the transformation to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy in developing countries with Japan’s advanced innovative technologies.

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JICA Climate Change Cooperation Strategy

Priority Issues(1) Promoting low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development and infrastructure investments

(2) Enhancing comprehensive climate risk management

(3) Support to climate policy and institutional development

(4) Enhanced conservation and management of forests and other ecosystems

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Cooperation Approach

(1) Integrating climate actions and development

(2) Building global partnership with diverse stakeholders

(3) Taking the best of Japan

JICA Climate Change Cooperation Strategy

Priority issue 1: Promote investments in low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development and infrastructure

Making cities and infrastructure more low-carbon and climate-resilient is critically important for both climate change mitigation & adaptation.

What JICA will support:① More efficient use of energy (e.g. high-efficiency thermal power, reduction of electricity loss, energy saving), and adequate development and use of renewable energy ② Development of public transport systems③ Climate risk assessment in the planning stage of urban development and construction of infrastructure and subsequent incorporation of risk avoidance, prevention and reduction measures

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Example of climate resilient infrastructure

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Resilient InfrastructureProject for reconstruction of Nippon Causeway on Tarawa

to Adapt to Climate Change (Kiribati)

The road was designed taking account of sea level rise by climate change

Priority issue 2: Enhancing comprehensive climate risk management

With growing impacts of climate variability and change, comprehensive climate risk management is required for all development work. Special considerations for particularly vulnerable countries (such as SIDS) and people are taken into account. What JICA will support:① Climate risk assessment/prediction, early warning, development of coping capacity and facility in preparation for prompt actions in the events of emergency② Pre-investments in climate risk prevention and reduction as well as enhanced resilience of facilities/infrastructure in reconstruction (build back better)③ Risk finance in preparation for materializing climate risks

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Examples of support to comprehensive climate risk

management

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Background and purpose:Enhancing weather forecasting capacity and reducing vulnerability to natural disasters through improvement of hydro-met system and facilities

“Program Grant Aid for Environment and Climate

Change”Cooperation period: 2010-2013

Grant aid offering a combination of facilities and equipment and technical support for their O&M

Results- Improved nation-wide meteorological

monitoring system with better early warning capacity

- Improved local technical knowledge of weather forecast and global climate change

Grant Aid

Samoa: Program for Improving the Weather Forecasting System and Meteorological Warning Facilities

Background and purpose:Fiji and Solomon have been suffering from periodical flood events. Capacities of flood prediction, early warning and evacuation had to be improved with cooperation between government and communities. Cooperation Period: 2010-2013Results:(1) Flood warning system was in

place in pilot sites and appropriately managed

(2) Management capacity of National Disaster Management Office was strengthened.

(3) Community's awareness on disaster preparedness was enhanced

Public Help

National Disaster management plan, Improvement of evacuation system, Early warning system

Mutual Help

River bank maintenance by community, Community flood monitoring , Hazard mapping

Self Help Protection of own property, Family evacuation plan, Learning disaster and risk management

Disaster Risk Management at various levels 

Technical Cooperation

Fiji and Solomon: Strengthening Capacity of Community Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Region

Location of Pilot Project

Pilot Construction

Site

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Funafuti Atoll

Fongafale Island Pilot Project for Gravel Beach Nourishment in Tuvalu (1)

Technical Cooperation

HHWL +2.8MWL +2.0

+4.0

Approx. 180m

North GroinSouth Groin

Sand

Gravels

Backshore Width :about 6m

Beach Width(in HWL) : about 10m

Planned Layout and Profile Pilot Project for Gravel Beach Nourishment in Tuvalu (2)